Web giant Google will reportedly be hosting an event in New York on March 20, where it will announce that it plans to start promoting search results containing paid articles when subscribers search for news. To be clear, this means that if Google knows that you subscribe to a certain publication, searching for news that publication has covered will see that particular publication's articles on the subject promoted higher than they would be for non-subscribers. This move is meant to help both Google and publications; while Google can fall back on the quality of paid publications to help it...Read more ...

One of the benefits Apple has long had over Android manufacturers is the simple fact they brick and mortar stores. This allows Apple to not only sell product and provide support, but to physically repair devices should something go awry.
Google knew this and it's likely a big reason why they teamed up with uBreakiFix for the original Pixel launch to offer same-day phone repairs in the event of accidental damage. This was also carried over to the recently released Pixel 2 but now a new Android manufacturer is getting in on this deal and it could be UBreakiFix's biggest partner yet.
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Samsung customers will get same-day repairs starting March 15 thanks to a new partnership between Samsung and a company called uBreakiFix. The new deal will enable customers of Samsung devices to go to one of 300 different uBreakiFix retail stores across the U.S., and the best part is that customers generally won't have to wait very long for the repair to be completed as it's reported that these same-day repairs would for the most part happen within a two-hour time window at the maximum. That means customers can get in and get out with a phone that feels like new no matter how damaged it...Read more ...